[Histonet] Announcing the 12th Annual International Retreat on Applied IHC and Molecular Pathology - Key Largo, FL, USA

[Hadi Yaziji]

Dear colleagues at Histonet,

It is my pleasure to announce the early bird registration for the 12th annual AIMP retreat. Those of you who attended previous courses will receive a decent discount as specified on the website.

Please let me know if you have any questions. I hope to see you in the FL Keyes next February.

Best regards,

Hadi

Hadi Yaziji, MD, FCAP, FASCP
Medical Director
Vitro Molecular Laboratories
8700 W. Flagler Street, Suite 100  l   Miami, FL 33174	
www.vitromolecular.com <http://www.vitromolecular.com/>
hyaziji at vitromolecular.com <mailto:hyaziji at vitromolecular.com>
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12th Annual International Retreat on Applied Immunohistochemistry & Molecular Pathology


Previous AIMP retreat attendees have attested that AIMP has been “the best pathology CME event ever attended”. Our 12th annual retreat will have the following list of speakers (arranged alphabetically):

 
Noah Brown, MD; University of Michigan

Richard Cartun, PhD; Hartford Hospital

Carol Cheung, MD, PhD., JD, FRCPC, University of Toronto

Brenda Cox, FHFMA, CPC, MT (ASCP)

Richard Eisen, MD; Banner Health

Joel Greenson, MD; University of Michigan

Jason Hornick, MD, PhD; Harvard University

Jeffrey Myers, MD; University of Michigan

Emina Terlacovich, MD, PhD; University of Saskatchewan

Megan Troxell, MD; Stanford University

Hadi Yaziji, MD, Vitro Molecular Laboratories

 
Location: Key Largo Marriott (Key Largo, FL, USA)

Date: February 4 - February 8, 2018



Topics at a glance:

 
Sunday, February 4

Welcome and Opening Remarks [Hadi Yaziji]

Pre-Test [Hadi Yaziji]

Interpreting FISH Assays by The Practicing Pathologist - General Principles  [Hadi Yaziji]

Best of USCAP 2017: IHC Applications [Richard Eisen]

Developing Fit-For-Purpose IHC Assays [Carol Cheung]

Validation vs. Verification of IHC Assays:  The Clue is in the Test Performance Characteristics [Emina Torlakovic]

Tissue Tools are Power Tools for the IHC Laboratory.  [Carol Cheung]

Controlling the Controls in IHC – a Path to Standardization [Emina Torlakovic]


Monday, February 5: 

Malignant Mesothelioma and Other Diffuse Pleural Tumors [Jeffrey Myers]

Role of the Pathologist in Diagnosis and Management of Patients with NSCLC [Jeffrey Myers]

Interpreting FISH Assays: Common Assays & Specific Scenarios  [Hadi Yaziji]

Molecular Genetics of Colon Cancer, what a practicing surgical pathologist needs to know [Joel Greenson]

Specimen Considerations for Solid Tumor Molecular Testing [Noah Brown]

PD-L1: Interpretation Pitfalls & Update on Utility as a Companion Diagnostic Assay [Hadi Yaziji]


Tuesday, February 6: 

HER2 Testing: 2018 ASCO/CAP Guidelines - What’s New and Why [Hadi Yaziji]

Troubleshooting Diagnostic Immunohistochemistry [Rich Cartun]

Open Mic: Bring Your Own Questions - Part I  [Hadi Yaziji]

Best “Specialized” Markers (Myoepithelial, Cytokeratins, Neuroendocrine, Endothelial, Histocytic, Megakaryocitic, Erythroid, ETC) in IHC [Hadi Yaziji]

Surgical Pathology Case Presentations - Session 1 [Faculty]

Surgical Pathology Case Presentations - Session 2 [Faculty]


Wednesday February 7: 

The Evolution of IHC for Soft Tissue Tumors in the 21st Century: From Differentiation to Molecular Genetics [Hornick]

Immunohistochemistry in Kidney Tumors: The New WHO Classification and Beyond [Megan Troxell]

Beyond Lineage: Diagnostic and Predictive Molecular IHC for Surgical Pathologists [Jason Hornick]

Immunohistochemistry in Transplant Pathology [Megan Troxell]

Surgical Pathology Case Presentations - Session 3 [Faculty]

Surgical Pathology Case Presentations - Session 4 [Faculty]

 
Thursday, February 8: 

Essential Coding & Compliance: 2018 Update - Part I [Brenda Cox]

Essential Coding & Compliance: 2018 Update - Part II [Brenda Cox]

Open Mic: Bring Your Own Questions - Part II  [Hadi Yaziji]

Open Mic: Bring Your Own Questions - Part III  [Hadi Yaziji]

Surgical Pathology Case Presentations - Session 5 [Faculty]

Surgical Pathology Case Presentations - Session 6 [Faculty]



To register for the retreat or for any other information, please visit us online at pathlearning.com <http://pathlearning.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b4d3e9ff192b16fd68e3363a0&id=fbab3d3361&e=a3d20f9b8d> 

For any other questions or inquiries, please email us at info at pathlearning.com <mailto:info at pathlearning.com> For complete information of venue, retreat schedule, roster of expert speakers, we invite you to visit www.pathlearning.com <http://pathlearning.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b4d3e9ff192b16fd68e3363a0&id=9939798bfa&e=a3d20f9b8d>.